Danielle Ate The Sandwich has a new song that she wanted to play live and with the snow falling down we thought it’d be a perfect chance to capture a fun outdoor music video.

The Sigma 17-70mm does very well in low light at f2.8 but one of the reasons I use it for most of my handheld filming is because of it’s optical stabilizer option.

Without any additional stabilization (like a neck strap), I held the camera in hand. We wanted to capture the performance with a ‘handheld look’ but without too much camera shake that would be disruptive or annoying.

The Sigma 17-70mm has a 17-70mm zoom but the f-stop clicks down from 2.8 to 4 throughout the zoom (causing a flicker in your video) It’s not a problem if you don’t film zooms, but it’s not always ideal for filming live events.

I used a windmuff on my RODE Videomic and the sound came out pretty nice for a city street.

I’ve been using this lens for over a year for many of my video projects and it’s been a great additional to my video productions.
Currently, the Tamron SP AF 17-50mm lens is still one that I use the most when my camera is on a tripod

Special thanks to Danielle Ate The Sandwich!Learn more about her and her music here!